Amended anti-graft law to help innocent bribe-givers, Centre tells Supreme Court

Amended anti-graft law to help  innocent bribe-givers, Centre tells Supreme Court

New Delhi: The Centre on Wednesday defended its amendments to the Prevention of Corruption Act mandating its prior nod before proceeding against a public servant, asserting that it was intended to “insulate the innocent bribe-givers from harassment”. “While making the anti-corruption mechanism more stronger and robust, the Amending Act also seeks to achieve an object of insulating the innocent bribe-givers who used to be harassed: the first obviously at the time of demand and payment of bribe and second at the stage of investigation and then prosecution,” the Centre said in its response to a PIL by NGO Centre for Public Interest Litigation.

The CPIL has challenged two amendments to the anti-corruption Act - one introducing the provision for the government’s mandatory nod before proceeding against a public servant for alleged graft and the deletion of a provision under which misuse and abuse of official position. (IANS)

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